Route to Reading: Be Your Child’s Tour Guide
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Route to Reading: Be Your Child’s Tour Guide
LISTEN: Notice speech sounds, letters, words, or ideas that seem hard.
LOOK: Watch for skills or tasks that seem difficult.
WAIT: Give time to self-correct, then provide a hint if needed.
ENCOURAGE: Praise and reassure as you talk about the book or activity
TALK: Talk with your child’s teacher about what you learned.
Suggested Citation
National Center on Improving Literacy (2019). Route to Reading: Be Your Child’s Tour Guide. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Special Education Programs, National Center on Improving Literacy. Retrieved from https://www.improvingliteracy.org.
Abstract
Four tips to use when reading with your child.
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This toolkit helps parents and families take part in literacy experiences at home to develop children’s reading and language skills.
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The research reported here is funded by awards to the National Center on Improving Literacy from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, in partnership with the Office of Special Education Programs (Award #: S283D160003). The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of OESE, OSEP, or the U.S. Department of Education. Copyright © 2024 National Center on Improving Literacy. https://www.improvingliteracy.org
